Apparatus for taking kinematograph-views, also available as an ordinary photographic apparatus.



J. J. DEBRIE. FOR TAKING KINEMATOGRAPH V1EWs,ALs0 AVAILABLE As AN ORDINARY APPARATJ- PHGTOGRAPHIG APPARATUS.

APPLGATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1909'.

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APPARATUS FOR TAKING KINEMATOGRAPH VIEWS, ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN ORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I1, 1909.

Patented' Feb. 10, 1911i 4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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APPLICATION FILED SBPT.11,1909.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT.11,1909.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914m 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

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APPARATUS FOR TAKING KINEMATOGRAPH-VIEWS, ALso AVAILABLEV 'XTAN ORDINARY PHOTO GRAPHIC APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Feb. 1 t), 191 4.

Application filed September 11, 1909. Serial No4 517,281.

To all 'whom 4it may concern Be -it known that I, JOSEPH JULEs DEERIE, a citizen of the Republic of France, and a resident of Paris, France, have invented a new and useful Apparatus for Taking Kinematograph-Views, also Available as an Ordinary Photographic Apparatus, of wnieh the following is a specification.

I'feretofore the apparatus employed for taking kinematograph views have necessitated the employment of special stands by reason of their size and weight thereby rendering them heavy, bulky and diflicult t0 transport. p -In vthe apparatus which forms the object or the present invention while obtaining the same results as with\the known apparatus it presents the advantage that. 0n account. of its small size which is at most that of a ,9g detective apparatus it. can be transported very readily and utilized with or without a stand; it may likewise be operated either automatically or by hand which enables the saine to take pictures if' desired of the person operating the camera, case unwinding automatically.

This apparatus .is particularly adapted for use in connection with kinema'tographic reporting and for tourists who can use it either as an ordinary photographic apparatus for photographing fixed objects or as a kinematograph apparatus .for taking animated pictures. i p

In orderthat the invention may be clearly and readily understood an apparatus witi its principal parts is represented in two embodiments by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in whichev- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3*-3 in Fig. 1. Figs. 4 5 and 6 are detail views to a larger scale illustrating in side elevation, front elevation and plan respectively the parts serving lfor feeding the film. Fig. 7 likewise shows to a larger scale the assemblage of materials which together form the walls of the box of' the apparatus. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of a modified forni of this apparatus.. Fig. O is a sectional'plan. Fig. l0 is a cross section on the line 10-10 in Fig. 8.' 'Fig'. 11 is a longitudinal section of one of the friction' members serving for winding the band of film. Finally Fig. l2`

'is a cross section Fig. 11. y

In all these figures the same letters of reference designate the same arts.

The apparatus is formed ofp a rectangular box A which has fitted on its upper part a handle a for the purpose of transportation and at its lower part a 'screw threaded Asocket a serving for fixing it upon tographic stand. This box A is constituted by walls formed of a sheet of asbestos a2 arranged between an impermeable card or board o3 and a plate'y a* (Fig. 7) which may on the line 12-1'2 in asbestos is employed for the purpose of pro tecting the interior of the apliaratus from heat, the board for preventing moisture from entering and the plate for imparting to the assemblage of parts absolute ri gidity and strength. In addition the box fr is; com

the film in this` posed of two internal chambers A .V of different dimensions which are separated one from the other by means of a partition B mounted vertically on a horizontal plate B resting upon the bottoni of the box A. At its upper part the chamber Acomprises longitudinal walls provided with doorsA* lA5 and two boxes C C" for the film these boxes are situated in the same plane so that between them and the partition B sufficient space is .left-.for the objective D, the view 'finder E and all the parts for start-ing the apparatus, and for 'clamping and exposing the band of film the greater number of' these parts being supported by the partition B and the plate B. These parts are composed of two ordinary feed rollers c o arranged directly behind the delivery and receiving boxes C C for the film the roller e being arranged roller c at the lower part.

A transverse shaft F to which a crank handle is externally fitted carries a pinion f which meshes with a gear wheel y keyed on a longitudinal shaft (lr. i This shaft G is mounted upon a support g fixed to the vetical partition l5 or in any other convenient manner; -rI`he gear wheel g integral with ya shutter plate g2 carries a crank pin (/3 engaged in a groove H with a rectilinear cani /L provided with lpins L. h moving in vertical slots L formed in the partition B and entering the holes in the band of film go. This groove H is held by its pins It 7L engaged in sleeves cast on a movable part l at the upper part and the l a phoy be perforated or not as`desired; the sheet of held in slots 2 2 against the vertical partition B. A spring constantly holds the groove H of the caml h against the crank in g3.

Upon the longitudinal shaft G an ordinary governor J is mounted together with a worm wheel K meshing with the gearI wheel L keyed on the shaft of the film roller in the receiving box C and a bevel wheel M meshes with a pinion N keyed upon a vertical shaft O carrying a set et gearingaip wheels P controlled by a barrel spring Q arranged at the lower part of the chamber A. The spring Q serves as an operating source of power. A small handle g arranged outside the apparatus serves for winding the said spring Q.

Fixed to the partition B of the chamber A2 is a tension gate R with hi. ages 1 carrying` the glass '1" andprovided with springs r2 vr2 arranged opposite the aperture b servv ing for pressing the glass r against the film; it likewise carries springs serving to hold the band of film against the said partition ll during the exposure. Two small rollers c aff are likewise fixed upon the partition B which serve to hold the band ai against the delivery rollers c c. Finally thechaniber A? connnunicates with the cxtcrior by means ot' the rear wall A3 which is hinged and closed light-tight while the ap paratus is operative.

i Operation: The ap )aratus being charged and the band oi tilni a: previously arranged as indicated in the accompanying drawing that is to say; passing Vfrom the delivery box G to the receiving box C in forming an upper loop and a lower loop and passing over the roller c* between the rollers c and ,2; the guides o2 l?, the partition Band the gate 1*, the guides o h3 and the rollers c and c, and finally over the rollers c5 (as indicated by the a rows in Fig. l) the pictures can be taken. 0 lt it is desired to operate the apparatus by hand it is lirst of all arranged on a stand or other object for the purpose of fixing it securely; the mechanism is then actuated by means of the handle f; the pinion f of the shaft F then drives the toothed wheel g and the governor J of the shaft G. By means of its stud g3 engaged in the groove H ot' cam 7L the wheel g drives the cam and feeds the band ctlilm a* by means of its pins L L, engaged in the holes in the band; the movable partl likewise participates in this movement. W'hen this feed movement is at an end, that is to say when the pins /z i have reached the bottom of their respective openings o; formed in the partition B (the displacement of these pins /i 7L- being equal to ene-half the circular.

movement et the gear wheel g) the stud (/t leavesI the boss on the cam /i and under the inliuence of the spring /i2 produces a re- 3 tractive movement of the cam 71 which thus liberates the pins 7L h from the holes in thc band of Hlm :r and momentarily produces a stoppage of the band sutiicient for taking the picture, the shutter g2 integralwith the wheel g presenting its aperture in front ot the objective during this period. The wheel g continuing its circular movement causes all the said mechanism to participate in an upward movement, the stud g3 again ascending upon the boss of the rectilinear cam It automatically replaces the pins 71, /L in the holes in the band of film m and again causes the latter to advance. At the same time that this mov'rement is effected the worm wheel K drives the wheel L which continuously winds the band of ilm upon the roller of the receiving box C. lf it is desired to automatically operate the ap paratus without a stand the pinion N is engaged with the wheel M by displacing the shaft O, and the `barrel spring Q which vdrives the entire mechanism is released.

In the modified construction represented in Figs. 842; theI hex A, while preserving the same dimensions has undergone some general modifications; the rear part A3 forming the chamber A2 opens on hinges arranged at the upper part and becomes the iront portion of the apparatus; it carries the obiective D which is thus arranged in front oi? the band ot' film a", this combination resulting in obtaining a very shortI focus so that wide angle lenses may be used; owing to this arrangement the shutter G2 is arranged between the objective D and the band ot lllm T he box 'A comprises at its middie and inline with the glass 5" a tube E serving for focusing the objective D; it` likewise comprises at its rear part a sp'ecd indicator S and a measuring device '.l. The shaft l" with crank f serving to control the whole of the mechanism for displacing the band of lihjn is mounted oi'n two cheeks B2 B2 integralv `with the partition B and passes through the hub of the delivery and receiving boxes C C for the band of film a. This shaft F by means of the gear wheels F, F2, l, l?4 drives the bevel wheel g mounted on the sha-ft G and carrying the crank stud g3 serving to operate the pin driving mechanism /L L; it also drives the delivery rollers c c by the intermediary of the bevel wheel l( meshing with the wheel f7, worms L L mounted at the extremities of a vertical shaft l these worms meshing with the worm wheels L L keyed on the shattot the delivery rollers c c serving Ytor the unwinding and the winding up of the band et' lilm upon the hubs C2 C2 of the boxes (l C. Theshatt l*1 likewise controls the shutter i2 by means ot the bevel wheel L2 keif'ed at the end ot the shaft oi the delivery roller c and meshing with a pinion L3 transmitting its movement to a set of gear wheels L5 by means or the pinion L". lVhen it is necessary to reduce the speed of the apparatus for another kind of work the control is effected directly by displacing the wheel F4 movable on the shaft G which leaves the wheely F3 and meshes with a pinion F5 integral with the gear wheel F of the'shaft F with crank F. The measuring device T is controlled by the intermediary of a vtrain of gear wheels and of a small pinion mounted at the rear extremity of the shaft G. The shaft F with crank f carries on either side cheeks B2' B2 friction boxes U U upon which the hubs, C2 C2 of of the boxes C C for the band of film are mounted, and held by means of pins c c. These friction boxes U which assist in the unwinding and.wiiiding of the band of film w, when thefapparatus is operative are arranged in such a manner that they act in opposite directions that is to sayduring normal operation it is the friction o'f the receiving box C' which is operative, while during reversed running this box becomes'loose on the shaft F and the friction of the delivery box C becomes operative. This box U (Figs.

f 11 and 12) is provided internally with two friction cones u u one of which carries two claws n. u engaged in corresponding recesses in the other cone in such a manner that they are driven simultaneously; they are both applied to the inner conical walls u? u2 of the box U by the action of a spring a3; one of these cones if, carries in a cavity a ball driving pawl V provided with a pin A'u engaged in a groove FG in the shaft F. It will readily be understood that when the shaft F rotates in the direction of normal running indicated by the arrow in Fig. 12 only the pawl V rotating freely in the cavity in the cone i/ is driven by the shaft F with which it is still connected by means of the pin a engaged in the groove F; the result is that the box U rigid with the hub C2 is loose upon its shaft and the cones exert no action. If, on the other hand it is desired to run the apparatus backward the shaft F rotating in the opposite direction to that indicated in the drawing by the'arrow` in Fig. 12 and the pawl V being wedged in this movement by its balls, will drive the cones n u which acting simultaneously by friction upon the conical parts' u2 u2 will drive the box U and the hub C2.

It will of course be understood that the invention is not confined to the examples illustrated and that it may comprise any modifications which do not affect its principle. Thus the device producing the automatic movement may be constructed in any other manner; for example it`may be arranged beneath tlie apparatus in a separate box or it may be arranged at a distance and connected by a flexible transmission.

What i claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is i. i kinematograph apparatus comprising a casing, rotary film carrierson opposite sides thereof and between which the film is conducted in spiral loops fimnjhe top of one to the bottom of the other, an objective focusing upon a field of exposure between the film carriers, means for receiving and maintaining the spirally twisted film fiat at this point in. its passage from one carrier to the other and means for intermittently advancing the film across this field of exposure.

2. A kinematographic camera having a crank shaft for actuating the film, a friction box at eachend of the crank shaft and hubs on the film rolls engaged thereby, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

f3. A kinematograph apparatus comprising a casing with central objective andiilm chambers on opposite sides. thereof, film carriers arrangedin said chamber tol respectively deliver and lreceive the kineiiatograph film, in combination with means for driving said film carriers, substantially as described.

4. A kinematograph apparatus comprising a casing with central objective and film chambers on opposite sides' thereof, film carriers arranged in said chamber to 'respectively deliver and receive the kinematograph film, in combination with means for driving said film carriers in opposite directions, substantially as described.

5. A kinematographic apparatus comprising a casing, film chambers at substantially the same level on opposite sides of the casing and between which the film is conducted in spiral loops, an objective foising upon a field of exposure between the film chambers, means for receiving and maintaining the4 spirally twisted film fiat at this point in its passage from one chamber to the other, t0- gether with means arranged between the chambers for intermittently advancing the film.

6. A kinematograph apparatus comprising a casing, rotary film carriers on opposite sides thereof and between which the lm is j lfocusing upon a field of exposure between the film carriers, means for receiving and maintaining the spirally twisted film fiat at this p'oint in its passa-ge fro'ione carrier to the other and means for intermittently ad-.

vancing the film `across this field of exposure, together with means for continuously rotating the film carriers to respectively pay ofi and take up the film.

7. A kinematograph apparatus comprising a casing, rotary hlm carriers lying in substantially parallel planes on opposite sides thereof and between which ythe film is conducted in spiral loops from'the top of one to the bot-tom of the other, an objective focusing upon a field of exposure between 'the film carriers, means for receiving and' ing a casing, rotary film carriers axially alined on opposite sides thereof and between which the film is conducted in spiral loops from the top of one to the bottom of the other, an objective focusing upon a field of expostire between the film carriers, means for receiving and maintaining the spirally twisted film fiat at this point in its passage from one carrier te the other and means for intermittently advancing the film across this field of exposure.

9. A kinematograph apparatus compris ing a casing, rotary film carriers journaled on a common spindle on opposite sides thereof and between which the film is conducted in spiral loops from the top of. one to the beit-om of the other, an objectivefocasing uion field of exposure between the film carriers, means for receiving` and mailitainingthc spirally twisted film flat at. this point in its passage from one carrier to the other and meat rr intermittently advancing the film aero ,c this field of exposure.

lcineniaI siug'a partition dividing the same parate chambers, rotary film carriers lying' in substantially parallel planes on oppesiie sides of one chamber' and between aph apparatus compris which the film is conducted in spiral loops through the second chamber, an objective focusing upon a field of exposure between the film carriers and at said partition, means for receiving and maintaining the spirally twisted film fiat at this point iiitspassage from one carrier to the other, together with means for intermittently advancing across this field the portion of the film intermedi ate the carriers.

l1. A kinematograph apparatus comprising' a casing, a partition dividin the same into separate chambers, rotary fi m carriers lying in substantially parallel planes on opposite sides of one. chamber and between which the film conducted in spiral loops through the second chamber, an objective focusing upon a field of exposure between the film carri ers and at said partition, means for receiving and maintaining the spirally twisted film fiat at this point in its passage from one carrier to the other, together with lmeans for intermittently advancing across 

